About Horticulture Technician in Fanshawe College
Fanshawe's Horticulture Technician is for you if you are interested in a job that will take you outside and connect you with the earth that we live on and must protect.
As a student, you'll learn how to build and maintain landscapes, gardens and indoor spaces. You'll study arboriculture, landscape design, plant identification, plant production, and business management. You'll even participate in national events such as Skills Canada, Canada Blooms and Landscape Congress.
A horticulture education has to include a hands-on component, right? As part of the program you'll have full access to the on-campus greenhouse that is exclusively for Horticultural students. You'll also also be able to work in the 100-acre ‘living lab' that is the Fanshawe campus, including the A.M. Cuddy Garden near Strathroy. That means 80% of the time you'll be out of the classroom, getting your hands dirty. Not bad, eh?
When you graduate, you'll find exciting job opportunities with design-build firms, nurseries and greenhouses, golf courses, garden centres, landscapers as well as parks and botanical gardens.
If you're eager break out of your four walls, then the Horticulture Technician program can push you forward.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are employed in all facets of horticulture including landscape and garden construction, landscape and garden maintenance, plant production in greenhouses and nurseries, golf course development and construction, arboriculture and garden centre and horticulture sales. Fanshawe College's Horticulture Technician program is held in high regard by the industry and as such demand for Fanshawe graduates is very high.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Class 12 passed students from a recognized board including CBSE, CISCE or a state board
- All India Senior School Certificate or Higher Secondary Certificate/Standard 12 or Indian School Certificate (Year 12) as recognized qualifications
- Final minimum average of 65.0% based on the highest six Grade 12 University (U) or University/College (M) courses
English language requirements (one of the below):
IELTS: International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test with an overall score of 5.5 - 7.0 with no score less than 5.0 - 6.5 in reading and listening and a score of 7.0 in writing and speaking, with test results within the last two years
Please note, some Whitireia degree level programmes require a higher level of English language competence.
TOEFL iBT :Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test with a minimum score of 60 - 100for the Internet-based test (iBT), with test results within the last two years
PTE: Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) with a minimum score of 40 - 65, with test results within the last two years
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Fanshawe College Tuition fee/Cost of Attendance
To provide prospective students an indication of the minimal account balance required before applying for admission to Fanshawe College, the anticipated cost of expenditures is as follows:
Tuition fee
The cost of tuition varies depending on the length and difficulty level of each programme offered at Fanshawe College. However, the average anticipated cost is as follows:
International Applicants: 2,135 to 12,450 USD.
Domestic Applicants: 1,035 to 4,590 USD.
Other Expenses including textbooks, housing, food, entertainment, among others: 7,600 to 9,120 USD.8
